Chardonnay 2023 - 13% vol. Maso Thaler - Family Motta Winery

Description: 
Color: Straw yellow. Nose: Delicate with tones of vanilla, almonds and honey. Taste: Savory, mineral, dry and balanced, with good acidity. 

Grape variety: 
Chardonnay - South Tyrol DOC 

Production area: 
This Chardonnay, like all the wines from Maso Thaler, is made solely with grapes from own vineyards, planted in 2000. The vineyard, oriented toward the south/southwest, are trellised; the grapes are harvested entirely by hand. As in the other vineyards, Maso Thaler do not use weeding products. 

Vinification: 
60% of the grapes is fermented and aged in steel containers and 40% in wooden barrels. Prior to bottling, the two are joined in steel containers. After bottling, the wine is aged a further few months. 

Food pairing: 
Excellent with appetizers, pasta dishes, cheese, fish, shellfish and white meats. 

Serving temperature: 
10 - 12°C. 

Ageing potential: 
more than 5 years. 

Bottle to: 
750 ml - 75 cl - 0,75 lt.

Allergens: 
Wine can contain sulphites. 

Producer: 
Maso Thaler Winery 
Everyone knows that all roads lead to Rome, but some people also blaze trails going in the opposite direction. For instance, in 2004 Nino Motta moved with his family from the Eternal City to Gleno above Montagna in order to produce wine there at the Maso Thaler. Although within that context, the work at the Maso Thaler, which was founded in 1812 and is located at an elevation of more than 600 meters, is anything but a walk in the park. “Our vineyards in Gleno are very steep, many of them are terraced, and just for that reason alone, only work by hand is called for in many locations,” Motta explains. So not only is a lot of sweat necessary to manage the Maso Thaler, heart and passion are also needed. This passion, the passion for winegrowing, was also what brought Motta here from Rome nearly twenty years ago. Since that time, he and his wife Anna Maria and their sons Filippo, Francesco, and Piergiorgio have tended 3.5 hectares of grape growing areas. Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay grow here, all of them supported by Guyot trellises. But the focus is on Pinot Noir, because Motta believes that the perfect conditions are found here: porphyry soils, high temperature differentials between day and night especially in August and September, and a constant breeze. “All of that together provides for our wines distinguishing themselves through freshness, spiciness, and being able to last long,” Motta says. 

Azienda vinicola Maso Thaler 
Via Gleno 59 
IT - 39040 Montagna (BZ) 
info@masothaler.it 
www.masothaler.it